Tuesday, August 2, 2011

SLOW DOWN!!!

SHIT...IT HAS BEEN QUITE SOME TIME...BUT HERE WE GO..RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SLIGHTLY SPEEDING, WHEN I STUMBLED UPON A MINI VAN WITH THE VERY POPULAR STICKER "BABY ON BOARD". NOW, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS BUT IT MAKES ME THINK, AND DON'T FREAK OUT ABOUT MY INSENSITIVITY...BUT BECAUSE THERE IS A BABY ON BOARD, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN THAT I SHOULD DO AS A DRIVER? SHOULD I SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE THE CHILD IS RATTLED BY SOMEONE DRIVING PASSED THEIR OVER PROTECTIVE MOTHER? OR PERHAPS TURN MY RADIO DOWN BECAUSE SOMEHOW THEY CAN HEAR MY MUSIC AND IT COULD PHYSICALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY DAMAGED THE CHILD? IT JUST MAKES ME CURIOUS HOW THESE PARENTS HAVE THE AUDACITY TO ACTUALLY PUT THIS ON THERE VEHICLE AS IF THERE CHILD MIGHT BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OTHER PERSON? THAT MAKES SENSE RIGHT? IF THERE IS A GROUP OF TEENAGERS DRIVING A CAR, SHOULD I JUST CONTINUE SPEEDING AND JAMMING TO MUSIC? OR PERHAPS IF IT IS JUST ANOTHER ADULT THAT I SHOULD BE SWERVING IN AND OUT OF LANES...BUT GOD SAVE ME, IF THERE IS A BABY ON BOARD, FOR SOME REASON I SHOULD REALLY FOCUS ON MY DRIVING RATHER THAN IF ITS JUST SOME SCHMUCK DRIVING. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ITS INSENSITIVE AND BECAUSE I AM NOT A PARENT I CANT UNDERSTAND...BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE NEXT STEP I SHOULD TAKE IS GETTING MYSELF A STICKER THAT SAYS "22 YEAR OLD ON BOARD". THAT WAY PEOPLE KNOW I AM IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T SPEED PASSED ME...IT SCARES ME HAH!

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